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Everyone wants it. Hardly anyone gets it. This failing is due to three primary barriers to greatness.
Barrier 1: Greatness is not defined correctly. To many, greatness is a vague, open-ended term meaning exceptional financial performance. But greatness is much more than that - it's a term that should encompass your whole organization. Four distinct outcomes outline the definition of greatness, and each are required.
Barrier 2: Greatness is not measured effectively. Progress will only truly begin when a consistent measurement system is in place allowing everyone to "know the score." Your people are the catalyst in achieving greatness, as such it is essential they all know your organizational goals and are working toward them. A practice of effective measurement will create a goal propulsion system, where everyone is clear about the target results and where they stand in relation to the goal's success.
Barrier 3: The challenge of achieving greatness is underestimated. Although there are pockets of greatness in every organization, the key is to clone best practices and implement them with your core workforce. Variability between your high performers and your core groups needs to be reduced. This task can seen overwhelming but through team execution led by skilled managers, you will see great progress.
